Most siblings of food allergic kids do not have food allergy

The risk of food allergy in siblings of an affected child is only minimally higher than in the general population, new data suggests. The study found that the majority (53%) of siblings of food allergic children showed food sensitization with testing, but did not experience food allergy symptoms. An additional one-third of siblings tested negative and had no allergic reactions to food, while only 13.6% of siblings had a true food allergy.